subspecies

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbspiːʃiːz, -ʃɪz, -spiːs-/
(abbreviation: subsp. or ssp.)

noun (plural )

Biology
  • a taxonomic category that ranks below species, usually a fairly permanent geographically isolated race. Subspecies are designated by a Latin trinomial, e.g. (in zoology) Ursus arctos horribilis or (in botany) Beta vulgaris crassa.

Derivatives

subspecific

Pronunciation: /-spəˈsɪfɪk/
adjective